flinch

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flinch /flɪntʃ/ (also flinch away) verb [intransitiveI]

1 BACK/BACKWARDSto move your face or body away from someone or something because you are in pain, frightened, or upset 〔因疼痛、害怕、生气而〕退缩，畏缩

flinch at

She flinched at the touch of his hand.

他的手碰到她时，她缩了一下。

flinch from

The boy flinched away from him.

那男孩往后一缩，躲开了他。

2 to feel embarrassed or upset 尴尬；生气

flinch at

Jo flinched at her sister’s insensitivity.

乔对姐姐的冷漠感到生气。

3 not flinch from (doing) something to be willing to do something even though it is difficult or unpleasant 不回避（做）某事

He never flinched from doing his duty.

他从来不逃避自己的责任。

→ unflinching

Examples from the Corpus

flinch• As our right door gunner opened up with the machine gun, I tried not to flinch.• Her obligations stared her in the face, but she did not flinch!• He flinches as if she were a snake.• Everyone flinched as shells exploded all around us.• Nell flinched, but stood her ground.• While the price will make you flinch, in the end the lightbulbs save you money.• I laugh appreciatively at his sarcasm, and I never flinch, outwardly at least, at his slams.• When he saw him he flinched slightly.

Origin flinch

(1500-1600) Old French flenchir “to turn aside”

flinch verb

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